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Image: Dean Ingwersen Last month Federal Environment Minister, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek announced that she would be introducing legislation to create a new Environment Protection Australia which will, amongst other things, boost compliance surrounding biodiversity offsets. Minister Plibersek also outlined the outcome of an audit she had commissioned on existing...

Humane Society International (HSI) Australia has released new data from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) that shows NSW shark nets caught 208 non-target** wildlife since the nets returned to waters on 1 September 2023, with 134 of those animals found dead.  HSI Australia was able to obtain the...

April is Global Citizen Scientist Month! April is a month-long celebration of citizen science and its incredible contribution to advancing science. Citizen scientists can help collect data and collaborate with university researchers, field experts, government departments, and conservation organisations. Citizen scientists can be from all walks of life and levels...

This media release was distributed by the Australian Alliance for Animals, of which HSI Australia is a member. Leading animal welfare organisations are calling on the Albanese Government to honour its election commitment to phase out live sheep exports in an open letter requesting a definitive end date to be...

Today the Australian Government announced stage two of their national environmental law reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), which will see the introduction of two new environmental authorities—Environment Protection Australia (EPA) and Environment Information Australia. Humane Society International (HSI) Australia has long been calling for...

You’d be hard-pressed to find an animal as quintessentially Aussie as the wombat – these tough, clever and surprisingly cheeky animals represent everything we love about this country’s wildlife. Despite this, however, wombats are facing a range of issues that threaten their survival in bushland, farms and national parks. The...

Prime Minister Albanese’s “Future Made in Australia” speech this week talked about the economic opportunities for Australia in the race to design and build technology for the renewable energy revolution. Humane Society International Australia agrees and says Australia also has responsibilities to lead the race for the sake of nature....

Invertebrates are an often-forgotten group in wildlife conservation, despite making up around 97% of all animals. They’re considered to be uncharismatic or unlikeable by some people, but this couldn’t be further from the truth!  Land snails   Land snails are an undoubtedly underappreciated group of invertebrates, but they have essential ecosystem...

UNESCO has been urged to request the Australian Government undertake an urgent and comprehensive environmental assessment and report on the impact of salmon farming on the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA). The Australia Institute, First Nations representatives, and local, national and international conservation organisations have written to the UN...

The MV Bahijah is due to arrive in Israel tomorrow – the second attempt for the vessel after it was forced to return to Australia in February due to Houthi Rebel attacks in the Red Sea. In total the approximately 14 thousand sheep and one thousand cattle aboard the ship...

Georgie has been part of the HSI team since 2012. She grew up on a farm in the UK and gained an honours degree in Animal Science at Leeds  University. Georgie leads HSI’s campaigns on farm animal welfare, the dog meat trade, animals in entertainment, and the fur trade. She...

Rescuing a tiger is not a job for the faint hearted! But thanks to you, 12 tigers are living a whole new life at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand sanctuary. When I saw the original photograph of Salamas in her cell at the tiger farm, it just broke my heart....